Masterclass Linda Chalker-Scott

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott will offers an extensive presentation on mulches at the monthly meeting of Clackamas County Master Gardeners on May 13, 2019. https://clackamascountymastergardeners.org/10-minute-university/handouts/<br /> <br /> Linda Chalker-Scott is Washington State University’s Extension urban horticulturist who develops educational materials for home gardeners, certified arborists, restoration ecologists, pesticide applicators, and the nursery and landscape industry. She is also an associate professor in the WSU Department of Horticulture. She has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University. <br /> <br /> To learn more about Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, visit https://puyallup.wsu.edu/lcs<br /> <br /> Find more videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClackamasCounty<br /> <br /> Live Stream: http://www.clackamas.us/cable/streaming.html<br /> Website: http://www.clackamas.us/<br /> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClackamasCounty<br /> Twitter: https://twitter.com/clackamascounty

When we plant containerized or B&B trees and shrubs, the goal is to get roots established into the native soil. Therefore, we need to remove all the barriers that interfere with establishment: the baskets, burlap, twine, and media. While root washing and corrective pruning is controversial to some in the industry, ongoing research demonstrates that this new procedure leads to substantial increases in tree establishment and survival. Not only do roots establish faster, but flawed root systems can be corrected and the tree will be planted at grade.<br /> <br /> Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott is Washington State University’s Extension Urban Horticulturist and ISA certified arborist, bringing science-based information to gardeners and landscape professionals. She is the award-winning author of five books and is the new editor for The Western Arborist. She is featured in The Science of Gardening video series produced by The Great Courses and was the first recipient of the Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award from the Association for Garden Communicators. She also manages the Garden Professors blog and Facebook group, which educate and entertain tens of thousands of international followers.

Landscape trees fail for many reasons, some of them preventable. Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has caught a Japanese maple beginning to fail due to a girdling root.